Li Lianzhen patted his back.
"You idiot, what did you say was born? It must have been a person."
The two of them talked as they quickly ran home.
Li Erhan followed behind them with a smile, his hands behind his back, heading towards Han Minghai's courtyard.
Li Lanzhen pushed open Han Minghai's courtyard gate and heard loud laughter coming from inside.
Just then, Xue Nizi came out carrying a bloodstained and soiled mattress and mat.
Seeing them come in, he smiled and said, "Mom, you've got another big, fat grandson."
Li Lanzhen asked her.
"How is your sister-in-law? Is she alright? Are she and her baby safe and sound?"
At this moment, Zhang Yuniang's biological mother, Zhang Lishi, came out of the door and happened to hear Lanzhen's question.
Zhang Li was once again moved by Li Lanzhen's sincere heart for her daughter.
She couldn't believe that there really was such a wonderful mother-in-law in the world!
Upon hearing that his wife had given birth, instead of asking whether it was a boy or a girl, he was concerned about his wife's health and whether she had any problems.
She quickly greeted Li Lanzhen with a smile.
"My dear in-law, you're back! Yu Niang is in great health. Her delivery was so smooth that we couldn't believe it. She ate a bowl of poached eggs, then cried out in pain and her water broke."
After we helped her into the delivery room and laid her on the kang (a heated brick bed), we called out twice and then we heard the baby crying.
Xue Nizi also heard this and said so.
"Mom, my sister-in-law gave birth so quickly, she didn't suffer at all. Your grandson has a loud voice, and he's a strong, chubby boy."
Ye brought out a small swaddled baby for Li Lanzhen to see.
She stopped and did not go any further.
They approached Ye Shi to look at the baby in the swaddling clothes.
"My dear daughter, look at your grandson! He's chubby, fair-skinned, and so handsome!"
Li Lanzhen glanced at him and realized he was indeed a beautiful child.
"Mother, I'm going in to see how the eldest son's wife is doing."
As she spoke, she lifted her foot and walked towards the delivery room.
This house was cleaned up after we moved in, specifically for Zhang Yuniang to use for childbirth.
There was still a faint smell of blood in the room, but it had been cleaned very thoroughly.
The mattress under Zhang Yuniang's body had already been changed.
The soiled mattresses and mats have already been taken out.
Zhang Yuniang had a black and white checkered square scarf wrapped around her head, which Li Lanzhen had taken out of her spatial storage and given to her.
She leaned weakly against the kang (a heated brick bed) and saw Li Lanzhen walk in.
She smiled slightly and said, "Mother, my delivery went very smoothly, so don't worry."
The child is very healthy and strong, all thanks to my mother's kindness; she prepares a special meal for me every day, feeding me plenty of good food.
Li Lanzhen smiled and said, "You should take good care of yourself during your postpartum period. I reckon people will be bringing you sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese tonight."
I'll stew a whole old hen for you every day.
"Han Minghai will come in soon and carry you to your room. The kang (heated brick bed) in the room is already heated."
Everyone standing in the courtyard heard Li Lanzhen's words.
The women envied Zhang Yuniang for having such a good mother-in-law.
She's such a wonderful mother-in-law!
She actually ate a whole chicken every day during her postpartum confinement period!
Han Yuemei came in carrying a large bowl of brown sugar and eggs.
He said to Zhang Yuniang with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, come and drink some brown sugar and egg soup. Grandma says it will help you produce breast milk, and then your little nephew will be able to eat his fill."
"Thank you, little sister." Zhang Yuniang accepted it with both hands.
Upon closer inspection, I discovered six poached eggs in the large bowl, white and plump, nestled in the brown sugar water, looking incredibly tempting.
Li Lanzhen said, "You should take good care of yourself during your postpartum period. Don't get out of bed and wander around. Have your eldest son bring you your three meals a day."
Han Yuemei said.
"Mother, let me serve it to my sister-in-law. My brother can go about his business."
Han Yinan and Miaomiao lay on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at their newborn brother inside the kang, whose eyes were closed.
"Brother, little brother is so chubby! Did he eat chicken when he was in Mommy's tummy?"
Han Yinan said, "No, it's because Mom ate chicken and eggs that my little brother is so fat!"
Han Yibo stood on tiptoe and looked at his younger brother.
"Brother, when will my little brother grow up? Tonight when I eat meat, I'll save a piece for him so he can eat it and grow up quickly. I'll take him to collect wild duck eggs."
Dog Egg and the other older kids burst into laughter.
"My little brother is too young to eat meat. He can only grow up by drinking his mother's milk."
When Li Lanzhen came out, she saw Han Minghai like an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.
She laughed.
"Boss, go in and check on your wife."
Your wife gave birth to a son.
You must treat her well.
"Carry your wife into your room."
Han Minghai kept agreeing.
"Okay, Mom, I'll go right away."
Zhang Yueniang gave birth to a child, which was a great joy in Peach Blossom Spring. The child was hope and the future of Peach Blossom Spring.
So Han Shunde announced that they would have a good get-together tonight to make everyone happy.
He immediately made the arrangements.
Fishermen went fishing, those collecting wild duck eggs went to the reed marshes with baskets on their backs, and those going up the mountain to hunt pheasants went to see if they could catch any.
There was also half a marinated wild boar meat in the main kitchen, hanging from the roof beam. If they couldn't hunt any wild game, they would take out this half of the meat and stew it.
So, adults and children alike in Peach Blossom Spring got busy!
Silver Fox led his men up the mountain to hunt. This time they didn't catch any wild boars, but they did catch pheasants, rabbits, and mountain rats, which they piled up on the floor of the large kitchen.
More than 30 fish were caught from the reeds, and each one weighed more than a pound.
Once the ingredients were prepared, they were handed over to the main kitchen.
While everyone was happily busy...
Stone ran to the main dining hall, panting as he called out to everyone.
"Village chief, Grandma Lanzhen, and Grandpa Zhang are in the fields. They told us to call everyone to hurry up and harvest the sweet potatoes and potatoes."
The weather's going to change tonight; he's worried the potatoes and sweet potatoes will freeze!
Han Shunde, Xue Laohu, Li Lanzhen and others discussed and immediately made arrangements.
Xue Nizi, Tonghua, and Li Sanya stayed in the main kitchen to continue cooking.
I estimate they'll be back from the fields late.
When we arrived at the field, we saw Zhang Deshui squatting on the ground, digging up sweet potatoes with his hands to observe them.
Seeing them approach, he clapped his hands and stood up.
"Village chief, there may be a severe frost tonight. Let's harvest the vegetables, sweet potatoes, and potatoes as soon as possible."
Han Shunde nodded and agreed, then began to assign tasks to everyone.
Some were cutting sweet potato vines, others were digging up sweet potatoes, and the children followed behind the adults, picking up the sweet potatoes and putting them in baskets.
All the cars were gathered at the edge of the field.
There were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages, oxcarts, mule carts, and donkey carts.
The young men carried the full baskets onto the truck, and then transported them back to the warehouse in the main kitchen, truckload by truckload.
After arriving at Peach Blossom Spring, Zhang Deshui couldn't wait to lead everyone to reclaim wasteland and plant sweet potatoes, potatoes, and vegetables.
Through continuous propagation by cuttings, the sweet potatoes were planted on 12 acres of land.
Before planting, Li Lanzhen told Zhang Deshui that potatoes are relatively easy to store, but the planting method for potatoes is relatively simple. You can only cut the potatoes with sprouts on them into pieces and plant them in the soil.
Sweet potatoes are different; you can keep cutting off the vines and propagating them by cuttings.
Therefore, the number of acres planted with potatoes is slightly less than that of sweet potatoes; ten acres of land were planted with potatoes.
About an hour later, everyone felt that the temperature in the ground was much lower than before.
Li Lanzhen was afraid that the children would get cold, so she called for her mother, Ye Shi.
"Mom, you take the younger children and go back first. The temperature is getting lower and lower, so don't let the children catch a cold. You should also put on an extra layer of clothing when you go back."
Li Lanzhen and Ye Shi then placed the children on a carriage filled with sweet potato baskets and took them back to the main kitchen.
If it gets too late, we'll prepare to let them eat something and go to sleep first.
As Li Lanzhen walked past the field, she saw Master Xu, who was also bending over and digging sweet potatoes.
Considering his advanced age and poor health, I said to him...
"Master Xu, you should go back first. Go back and eat something, get some rest early. The temperature is getting lower and lower, don't catch a cold."
Master Xu straightened up and shook his head repeatedly.
"No, Lanzhen, I want to dig sweet potatoes and see how many sweet potatoes can be harvested from one acre."
This sweet potato is such a wonderful thing, it's delicious, and one sweet potato vine can actually produce a whole bunch of fruits!
Look how big this one I dug up is!
"Round and plump, with bright red skin, they're truly beautiful; I've never seen such lovely fruit before."
Since Master Xu wouldn't leave, Li Lanzhen let him be. She put the children in the carriage and let her own mother ride in with her back home.
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